Eric Schlosser, Richard II, Basil Bunting, Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough

David Tennant in Richard II, Eric Schlosser, Basil Bunting reevaluated. With Anne McElvoy.

• 45 mins

Artist William Tillyer, Doctor Who, The Gettysburg Address

Doctor Who with Dominic Sandbrook and Ray Monk. The Gettysburg Address. William Tillyer.

• 45 mins

Britten 100: Britten Libretti, Young Vic Theatre Uncut

Frances Spalding and Alexandra Harris discuss Myfanwy Piper's libretti for Britten.

• 45 mins

Tony Benn, Political Traditions, PL Travers, Guy Debord

Including Tony Benn's diaries, political traditions, PL Travers and the work of Guy Debord

• 45 mins

Orwell, Stoicism Week, Sue Webster and Gavin Turk on Glass Art

Philip Dodd discusses Orwell, artists working in glass, and Stoicism Week.

• 45 mins

Amy Tan, Strange Blooms, Francois Mitterrand

Novelist Amy Tan talks to Anne McElvoy about her new book The Valley of Amazement.

• 45 mins

2013 Turner Prize Announcement, Candide Review, the Value of Letters, Can

Including the 2013 Turner Prize winner, Bernstein's Candide and a discussion about letters

• 45 mins

Henry V, The Sea, Black Nativity

Matthew Sweet presents a review of Henry V in the West End, plus the film Black Nativity.

• 45 mins

Big Business, Art and the Middle East, Nebraska

Samira Ahmed discusses big business. Plus art and the Middle East and the film Nebraska.

• 45 mins

Nelson Mandela

Athol Fugard and Dame Janet Suzman talk to Philip Dodd about Nelson Mandela and his legacy

• 45 mins

The Early 1960s

Matthew Sweet discusses 1963 and Profumo as Lloyd Webber's new musical Stephen Ward opens.

• 45 mins

Mind Maps, Freud, Psychotherapy, Partition

Philip Dodd with Howard Brenton, Giles Fraser and Lisa Appignanesi, Moniza Alvi.

• 45 mins

American Pyscho, Roosevelt, Medieval Christmas, British Architects

Anne McElvoy presents a first-night review of a new musical adaptation of American Psycho.

• 45 mins

Peter O'Toole Appreciation, Genetics and Education, Japan at Christmas, Dragons

Including the life of Peter O'Toole, genes in education, Christmas in Japan and dragons.

• 45 mins

Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant

Singer Neil Tennant, who grew up in North Shields, talks to Philip Dodd about his career.

• 45 mins

Feminism in 2013

Anne McElvoy discusses feminism in 2013, from Twitter trolls to identity politics.

• 45 mins